Getting Married Due to a Trap

Bryan's plan.

Khaira was stunned to hear what Abah had just said. He was silent, as if hearing was deafening. His feelings began to be unbecoming, his heart pounding fast.

Abah looked at his daughter closely, he let out a long sigh. Tears just come out of her eyelids that have wrinkled, “Go from here my daughter, you will be safe if you go,”

His eyelids heat up, not because it feels so much to want to scream and wriggle. Khaira looked at Abah, “A-what did Abah mean? What's wrong Ning, so Abah could have kicked Abah's own son?”

Abah looked down a moment later he looked back at a child he raised without a mother. “This is for your own good, Ning. Abah doesn't want you here threatened because of Bonar. She thinks of you like your mom, she's crazy!”

Khaira shook her head, refusing the father's request. “Ngak Abah! Ning can't leave here and leave Abah alone, after all what's wrong with Ning being Uncle? Ning never looked for problems with him,” he wiped his tears that were increasingly unstoppable.

Abah took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, he raised his face for a moment.

“Ning yes Ning, Abah. Mother yes Mother, why can uncle Bonar think I'm the same Mother is the same person? While Mom has left me just like that!” with bitter feelings Khaira recalled her childhood.

Sadness increased when she saw her daughter crying but not making a sound. Abah understood there was no fatal mistake that required his daughter to leave the house. He also knew that his daughter was indeed different from the woman who had given birth to him, but Abah felt that there was a Bonar threat to Khaira.

“It's been Abah's decision, Ning,” with a heavy heart feeling Abah said that.

Khaira approached Abah and rested at his feet, crying out howling. He questions his destiny, why does happiness seem to shun his destiny. Why do we have tears and sadness. Why can God play tricks on him.

And why does God not see the earnestness of his heart that has tried to accept the harsh reality of life, whatever it is.

“Ngak Abah, Ning can not leave Abah,” cried as much as trying to persuade the father not to tell him to leave the house. “Ning apologized if Ning had been an ungodly child, or had disappointed Abah a lot. Ning is sorry because Ning has made Abah trouble, Ning ask ma-af Abah,”

The crying broke, Khaira stopped her sentence. He felt his tongue as if it were a hoax to speak, “A-pest, Ning please, Ning promise, Ning will be a submissive child, Ning beg Abah,”

Which father does not care to see how miserable a child he raised without feeling the love of a mother.

Abah saw Khaira who was resting at his feet, and tried to wake his daughter so as not to rest. “It's very lucky to have a child like you Ning. You're Abah's only daughter. But you'll be safe if you stay away from this village,”

This time Abah let her tears just spit out. Unlike usual, he will hide his sadness even his tears he did not allow to be seen by his daughter. But this time, the decision Abah took was his determination. Although heavy hearted, but seyoganya can keep his daughter from the leech was enough to make Abah feel relieved.

Khaira felt short of breath, why so her mother had long since left. But not all of them bring this sadness.

Abah saw his daughter sitting down beside his feet, so shabby and down, “Yesterday Abah called your cousin Mita. Abah knows, you will definitely not feel good if you live with your uncle and your bull. Therefore, Abah contacted Mita,”

Not yet fully Khaira can see what Abah is talking about to ask him to leave the house, in fact without his knowledge. Abah had contacted his cousin, the son of his aunt and uncle on Abah's side.

”Can't Abah give Ning time to think, is Ning willing or unwilling to leave the house and leave Abah alone?” khaira said, looking up at Abah.

Abah ducked to see his daughter who had a gloomy face, “Bah already thought this had been far away Ning day. Because Abah feels bad when you're in jail,”

“But Abah,” in Khaira's resignation tries to persuade Abah, “Ning will take care of Ning, so that Uncle Bonar does not disturb Ningrum again Abah, Ning promise. But don't tell Ning to leave the house,” persuade the sad-faced Khaira.

Abah gave his eyes to the wall of the living room, “That you know you can be independent and can take care of yourself, but Abah will be very relieved if you go and live with Mita,” Abah turned her attention to Khaira and gently stroked her daughter's head, “Do you know that you fell off the bike because of Toha and Ucok, those who pelted you with stones,”

Khaira was stunned and thought what she saw this afternoon was indeed true, Toha and Ucok.

“It's just Ning stone, what if it later concerns your life. Abah could've protected you for now, but there's no way Abah would've protected you. Bonar is a man who can do any cruelty,” Abah tried to make Khaira understand his decision to send his daughter away from home, away from his hometown.

“Don't worry Abah, Abah is more worried about you Ning.” Abah's decision is absolute, the best way to protect her son from Bonar is to tell his daughter to leave.

Khaira could no longer speak, she did not even want to discuss it any further. If indeed Abah's decision is the best, then he will obey without having to hurt Abah's feelings.

“Ning loved Abah.” very much afterwards expressing his affection for his single parents. Khaira walked gontai towards her room.

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The next day Abah was already busy justifying his ontel bike handlebars in the workshop. Even though his feelings are troubled, because he will be separated from his only child. Never once was his daughter far away, even while in the police station Abah felt empty. But Abah wants his son to avoid trouble, which may come unnoticed.

Khaira was preparing the tea that he usually prepared for Abah. He stared at the puff of steam from the tea water that had started to tan. There were still words from Abah who asked him to leave the house.

There are no tears wetting the cheeks, and it cannot be denied. Now his feelings are very painful. Abah's voice from outside broke his daydream.

“Ning!” abah called his daughter.

“Iya Bah!” Khaira gasped and as soon as possible took the glass from the dish rack and prepared the tray.

Khaira wiped her tears and then washed her face in the flowing tap water. Breathing in and throwing it away rudely, Khaira tried to be tough. “Everything will be fine Khaira.”

After that he put a glass and poci teapot on the tray not to forget also Khaira brought a plate of fried bananas made. The pain in his leg just disappeared. Khaira walked slowly towards Abah's workshop.

Khaira stood in the doorway behind the workshop, watching as the single parent was busy justifying the bent handlebars. He took a breath and threw it away slowly.

“This tea, the same Ning makein banana fritters,” Khaira try to be cheerful as usual then put a tray on the table.

“Iya thanks Ning,” replied Abah Still focused on justifying his ontel bike handlebars.

Khaira approached Abah and turned to stare at the ontel bike that was the victim of Ucok and Toha pranks, “What is the damage severe, Bah?”

Abah saw his daughter at a glance and re-imagined the shape of his ontel bike, “Ndak so bad,” Abah then asked Khaira to get a screwdriver on a small table where put the goods workshop, “Ning, then asked Khaira to take a screwdriver that was on a small table where put the goods workshop, <TAG1>Ning, please get me a screwdriver,”

Khaira immediately picked up the screwdriver Abah asked for. “This Bah,”

Abah received a screwdriver offered by his daughter, “Abah already asked Udin to book you a bus ticket, maybe tomorrow you already have to go.” Abah said without seeing his daughter, saying, it would be painful to see his faceless daughter. He booked a bus ticket from Udin, as Udin worked as an inter-provincial bus ticket seller.

Without answering Khaira looked at Abah pusar, for some reason it all felt heavy. Even to move his legs as if he was unable to.

“Iya Abah.” after answering her Khaira went from Abah workshop.

Abah saw the departure of his daughter, the sadness felt. “Im sorry Abah Ning. Since childhood you have never been separated from Abah for a long time, maybe that's why you feel hard to leave Abah alone. Take it easy, my son, Abah is used to living in the void after your mother's departure. May happiness always accompany your life, son.”

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